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astronomical and geographical globes; plans, sketches
and plastic works relating to geography or geology,
topography or architecture, or any other science ; and
finally, every production in the literary and artistic
field, which may be published by any method of im-
pression or reproduction." Copyright was defined
(art. 3) as the exclusive right to dispose of the work,
to publish, to sell and translate it or authorize trans-
lation, and to reproduce it in any manner, in whole
or in part.

The "indispensable" condition of copyright was Indispensa-
(art. 4) a petition from the author or his representa- ^^^ condition
tive to the proper office, presumably of his own gov-
ernment, with two deposit copies, and if he desired
recognition in other countries, with additional copies
for each country designated, which copies were to be
forwarded to the respective governments accom-
panied by a copy of the certificate of registration.
Authors were secured (art. 5) in each country the
rights granted by their own government within the
term of protection of the country of origin — in
works published in installments, the term of copy-
right to date from the publication of each part. The
country of origin was defined (art. 6) as that of first
publication, or in case of simultaneous publication,
that having the shortest period of protection. The
name or acknowledged pseudonym on a work (art. 9)
was accepted as indication of the author except on
proof to the contrary.

Authorized translations or those of non-protected Special
works (art. 7) could be copyrighted as original works. Provisions
but not to the exclusion of other versions of the lat-
ter. Newspaper articles might be reproduced (art. 8)
on acknowledgment of source and author's name, if
given; addresses before legislative assemblies, court
or public meetings (art. 10) might be freely repro-